More Than Entertainment: Why Broadway Tours Matter in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY — When a production like The Phantom of the Opera arrives at Eccles Theater, it’s easy to focus on what happens under the proscenium—the breath taking spectacle,…
Revitalized PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour is Epic
SALT LAKE CITY — For forty years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux has filled some of the world’s most prestigious venues. The…
Drink Up the HADESTOWN Tour At Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Hadestown is back as part of this season’s Broadway at the Eccles series, and there is a reason this show has won eight Tony Awards. Hadestown…
UTBA’s 2025 Excellence in Utah Part 2
Congratulations to Utah Theatre Companies in 2025! Across Utah, theatre companies of all sizes and models produced work in 2025 that challenged, delighted, and inspired audiences. From professional and semi-professional…
LIFE OF PI Thunders Stunningly at Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Arriving like a hurricane, Life of Pi has stormed into the Eccles Theatre, bringing with it outstanding visuals and a story as unique as a tiger…
THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Eccles is Wholly Unrestrained Comedy
SALT LAKE CITY – Playing to a Salt Lake City audience at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater downtown must be simultaneously unnerving and exhilarating for the cast…
A Touching KIMBERLY AKIMBO Inspires at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Fresh off its Broadway run, the 2023 five-time Tony award winner, Kimberly Akimbo, has made its way to Salt Lake City. Winning the most coveted award…
MRS DOUBTFIRE at Eccles is Good for Nostalgia but Not Much Else
SALT LAKE CITY — I know there are theater patrons and even critics who immediately dismiss a new production when it is based on a favorite feature film. However, I…
ANNIE at Eccles Shows the Power of Optimism
SALT LAKE CITY — As a kid growing up in the 90s, reading Sunday comics in the Deseret News was something I always looked forward to, and a memory I…
Utah stars shine with JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT IN CONCERT at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — The most reviewed play by UTBA, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (directed by Tanner J. Christensen) is playing a brief weekend run in a concert…